Shopping

1. هادشي غالي بزاف

   hādshī ghālī bzāf

   This is too expensive

   Usage

   The usual first line in bargaining; haggling is normal in the souk.

   Grammar Note

   "bzāf" after an adjective means very or too.

2. واش ممكن تنزل ليا التامان؟

   wāsh mumken tnezzel lia t-tāman?

   Can you reduce the price?

   Usage

   For bargaining in markets and souvenir shops.

   Grammar Note

   "t-tāman" is the price; Darija does not use the letter ث. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

3. غادي ناخد هادا

   ghādī nākhod hāda

   I will take this

   Usage

   When you decide to buy.

   Grammar Note

   "nākhod" means to take and, here, to buy.

4. غير كانتفرج

   ghīr kāntferrej

   I am just looking

   Usage

   When a shopkeeper approaches you.

   Grammar Note

   The present tense is "kā" plus the verb. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

5. واش كاتقبل كارت بانكاير؟

   wāsh kātqbel kārt bānkāyr?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Check before paying; small shops often take cash only.

   Grammar Note

   "kārt bānkāyr" comes from French "carte bancaire".

6. ماعندكش قياس صغر؟

   mā ʿndek-sh qyās ṣghar?

   Do you have a smaller size?

   Usage

   For clothes and shoes; asking with the negative "mā ʿndek-sh" is natural.

   Grammar Note

   The negative question "mā ʿndek-sh…?" is a polite way of asking "do you have…?".

7. واش واخا نجرّبها؟

   wāsh wākha njerrebha?

   Can I try this on?

   Usage

   For clothes or shoes; "-ha" for a feminine item, "njerrebu" for a masculine one.

   Grammar Note

   "wākha" means OK; "wāsh wākha…?" asks permission.

8. هادا مصنوع من أش؟

   hāda mṣnūʿ mn ash?

   What is this made of?

   Usage

   For checking the material: leather, silver, wood.

   Grammar Note

   "mṣnūʿ" is a bookish word but is understood in shops. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

9. بغيت الزرق

   bghīt z-zerq

   I want the blue one

   Usage

   To specify a colour.

   Grammar Note

   A colour adjective with "l-" and no noun means "the … one". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

10. عافاك، عطيني التيكي

    ʿāfāk, ʿṭīnī t-tīkī

    Can I have a receipt?

    Usage

    To get a receipt after buying.

    Grammar Note

    "t-tīkī" means both ticket and receipt. Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

11. ماخاصنيش التيكي

    mā khāṣṣnī-sh t-tīkī

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    To decline a receipt.

    Grammar Note

    "khāṣṣnī" (I need) is negated with "mā…sh". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

12. غادي نخلص بالكاش

    ghādī nkhelleṣ b-l-kāsh

    I'll pay in cash

    Usage

    To state how you will pay.

    Grammar Note

    "b-" (with, by) is attached: "b-l-kāsh". Composed from dictionary-verified words by regular grammar.

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